Combined egg-tester and mailing-tube.



G. W. GOUDY.

COMBINED EGG TESTER AND MAILING TUBE.

APPLICATION man APR. 15. 1915.

1,156,476, Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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COMBINED EGG-TESTER AND MAILING-TUBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented $60.12, 1915.

Application fi led April 1 5, 1s15fseria1 No. 21,518.

Be it known that I, GEORGE "VQGOUDY, a V citizen oi the United' 'States, and a resident of Highland, in the county of Ulster-and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulCombined Egg-Tester and Mailing-Tube, of which. the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing. l j

Among the principal objects of my invention are to provide a device which shall be adapted for testing eggs,and"whichmay also be employedas a mailing tube'by'me'ans of which suitable printedmatter or other circulars maybe safely transported through the mails, for example, topersons presum ably interested in egg production'or thesale' of eggs, and which, after itsreceiptbythemand the removal of the contained printed matter,may be utilized for thepurpose of testing eggs to ascertain the condition 0t their contents. 7

Further objects of my invention are to provide a device of the character "described and suitable for the purposes intended which shallpbe simple in construction and efiicient in operation, and which may be constructed at a very low cost, thereby adapting it especially for use a's an adver-' tising novelty or the like, suitable for gratuitous distribution, preferably as a con-' tamer for circulars and otheradver'tising matter, and which, after its receipt by the person to whom it may be sent, Willbe retained by him and utilined'for the purpose of testing eggs, instead of being'immediately discarded, as in the case of an ordinarymailing tube. I, i

My invention further includes all of the other various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated one embodiment of inven 7 tion, Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof-in'- oneposition, and Fig.2 is a similar view partiallyin central vertical section,'the de- 5 vlce, however, having been rotated about its central longitudinal axis through an; arc of 90 degrees. Figs; 3 and ir are respective end views of the device, and Fig.5isdiagra1a the invention in maticillustration of the method of utilizing the operation of test ng an eg j I H k the drawing consistsof a tubu1ar"body 1','.

lhat form of the inventionillustratedfin preferably longitudinally tapered fromthe larger end 2 toward the smaller end 3, and

which maybe formed in any'suitable and convenientmanner and of any; desired materlal. In pract ce, however, it is frequently convenient to form the body of suitable cardboard, strawboard or the like by 1 cut-3 ting thefiat sheet of material in a suitable shape, and then rolling the same up intothej desired form, the edges being joinedby an overlapping seam secured by a suitablejad hesive. However, if desired, any other suitable orYconvenient" method offorming the body may be employed, for instance, by

drawlng or Inolding the same from metal or other material withoutthe use of any seam Adjacent the smaller end 3, the body may preferably be formed sub whatsoever.

stantially circular in cross section, while adj acent the larger end 2, the body may preferably be substantially elliptical in cross sect on, as clearly shown the whole of the body merging gradually from the elliptical configuration to the circular, and the smaller end 3 of the body preferably terminating at. right angles to the longitudinal axisthercof. I d

For the purpose of adapting the device for use in testing eggs, the larger end 2 of the bodyis formed in such manner that it will suitablycontact with the surface of an egg when'the same is maintained in proper relation with the end, and a pair of diametrically opposed peculiarly shaped lips 5 and 6 are provided, formed by outwardlyextendingthe wall of the body above and below points? and Swhich lie at the major axis of the ellipse de fined by the intersection of the wall of the the ends of body with a plane A A extending at right inFigs. 3 and 4,

for this purpose angles to the longitudinal axis thereof, as

indicated in Fig. 2. The edges'of thelips from their most outwardly extended eX- tremities, which lie in a plane passing through the minor tacttwith the end of the body with its ma joiyaxi's substantially parallel tothe "major axis of the'ellipse defined by plane A A.

axis of said defined ellipse and the longitudinal axis of thebody, are 1 curved backwardly in reverse curves, as best shown in Figs; land 2, to the points 7 i orricn.

' pressible material such as strawboard, the end willreadily conformto this sllght variees in the surface of the eggto be vtested gards the central, longitudinal axis of the It will be evident that the configuration of the reverse curvesdefining the edges of the lips may be entirel symmetrical as rebody, as shown in the drawing, 'orif desired the curves upon one slde of a plane passing through the minor axis of the ellipse and the longitudinal axis of the body may be slightly steeper. than the curves upon the other side of the plane, in order to compensate for the variation of the surface of the aver e egg due" to the fact that the same is not truly elliptical inform. ,However, inv been found that by forming" practice it'has I theildevice of somewhat flexible and comwith suficient closeness for all practical purposes of transportation,

position they may be readily withdrawn be carried out in a somewhat tested in contact with the larger end ofthe device, directed toward the light, with the major axis'of the egg parallelto the longer transverse axis shownin Figs.

purposes. V r

In Fig. '2, I have indicated n broken lines a'roll ,of; paper [15 in the interior'of the de-- vice. thereby illustrating the method; of utilizing the same as a mailing tube for the pur- V pose V of, transporting circulars or vother printed matter, 't being understood that suchicirculars may be readily placed in the,

device in the usual manner by rolling the same into a tubular form of small diameter, inserting: the same Within the device, and allowing the sheets to expand therein, which will sufliciently secure them in place for the and from which without injuring the device in any way.

When it is desired to utilize the, device fortesting an egg,

of the endof the tube, as 7 7 land 5. In this position, the lips 5 and 6' will extend the requisite distance over the egg, and as the distance between points 7 and 8 is nearly equal to. the length of the egg, substantially one-half of its entire surface will be exposed to the view of the operator directed through the small end 30f; the body. Owing to the peculiar configuration of the'larger end of the de-' ,vice, substantially every point upon its interior peripherywill contact with the S111? face of the egg, thereby excluding allolight from the interior of the body except that coming through the relatively opaque egg shell, whereby the operator is at once able to determine the interior condition of the egg.

It will thus be evident that I have provideda'jdevice eminently suitable for the parting purposes intended, and while I have herein described one form thereof in considerable detail, I do not desire to in any manner limit myself to the precise features of construction and arrangement herein set forth as it will be evident that various slight changesmay be made in the details, configurationvand size ,of the device without defrom the spirit and scope of the invention as defined inthe. appended claims.

claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States: I 7 r 1-; A combined .jegg

tube comprlsing a longitudinally-extending,

tester and mailing Having; thus described my invention, I.

slightly tapering tubular body having its I smallerLend circular in cross section and its larger end elliptical in cross section, the wall of the body adjacent the larger endthereof being diametrically opp ositelylongitudinally j extended to form a pair of'outwardly projecting lips, the .edges'of said lips being de fined by rearwardly extending reverse curves whereby the interior periphery ofsaid end is adaptedto contact with the surface of an egg maintained with its major axis-parallel-to the longer transverse axisof said body. i V v V 2. A combined egg tester and mailing tube comprising a longitudinally-extended body of relatively small taper and elliptical in'cross section adjacentits larger extremity, the wall of said body adjacent the ends of the minor axis of its cross-sectional ellipse being horizontally extended to form a pair of diametrically opposed projecting lips having reversely curved profiles, whereby the end of said body is adapted to register with the surface of an egg maintained in contical in cross section adjacent the larger end and having apair of outwardly extending diametrically opposed lips adjacent said last-mentioned end, the edges of said lips being defined by rearwardly extending reverse curves whereby the interior periphery of saidend is adapted to register substantially at all points with the surface of an egg with said lips embracing the egg when the latter ismaintained incontact with said end with its major axis parallel to the. greatest transverse diameter of the body. v

4. A combined egg tester and mailing tube comprising a tubular body having arelatively small taper and elliptical in cross section adj acent the. larger end, the wall of said body adjacent said end being outwardly longitudinally extended to form a pair of oppositely disposed-lips having curved edges,

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whereby said end is adapted to register With metrically opposed lips having their edges the surface of an egg When maintained in defined by reverse curves, whereby the pecontact therewith. riphery of said end is adapted to register 10 5. A combined egg tester andmailing tube with the surface of an egg. 5 comprising a tubular slightly tapering body In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set having its wall adjacent its larger end 1011- my hand this 14th day of April, A. D. 1915. gitudinally extended to form a pair of dia- GEO. W. GOUDY.

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